Students' Anxiety In The Preparation Of Their Dissertation

Résumé: The present study is designed to investigate the problem of anxiety and its negative impact on students' performance during the dissertation writing process. The main purpose of this study is to shed light on the issue of anxiety that EFL master two students suffer from during the preparation of their dissertation. Moreover, it explains the main factors that cause a feeling of anxiety. Also, it aims at investigating the impact of anxiety on students' achievement, and to find out the strategies, and the solutions, which may help reduce or overcome students' anxiety during their research process. In order to achieve these objectives, this study depends on two research instruments for collecting the required data which are; The questionnaire which was administered to fifty (50) EFL Master two students at the department of English at Larbi Ben M'hidi University, and the second instrument is; an interview conducted with ten (10) LMD teachers at the same department. The gathered data was analyzed through the quantitative and the qualitative methods. The research results revealed that most EFL master two students experience a certain level of anxiety. In the same Vein, there are many causes behind students' anxiety while preparing their dissertation such as: Lack of knowledge, lack of self-confidence, fear of failure, and restricted time. These factors lead to a poor achievement in the students' final project. Finally, the present study concludes with some strategies, and recommendations for both EFL Master two students, and their teachers. Hopefully, our suggestions would contribute in minimizing the issue of anxiety, and help the students complete their dissertations successfully.

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